Reviewing log information

Where to find crash logs and other output

Logs In many cases, reviewing the logs under /tmp/dumps/ can help. You will see crash logs and typically a "stdout" log which will contain useful information. Some information can also be found under /home/steam/.local/share/Steam or /home/steam/.steam.

How else can I review what is going on?

Since SteamOS runs in its own session, under the steamcompmgr compositor, it is not easy to just fire up a terminal in desktop mode and run steam. The logs mentioned at the top of this page should be sufficient for reporting issues.

What should I do with these logs?

Please paste the logs into a GitHub Gist and provide the link in your issues submission.